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McAnulty named interim dean of the School of Veterinary Medicine

June 26, 2012

Jonathan McAnulty, a professor and chair of the UW–Madison School of Veterinary Medicine's Department of Surgical Sciences, has been named interim dean of the school, effective July 1, pending completion of the search process for a new dean. Read More

Work teams praised for providing framework of new human resources system

June 26, 2012

Bob Lavigna, UW–Madison's director of human resources and project lead, said he knew from when the HR Design project first began to take shape about a year ago that the university had an extraordinary opportunity to reshape its human resources system. Read More

Eastern segment of Observatory Drive to close July 5 for two weeks

June 26, 2012

Beginning Thursday, July 5, Observatory Drive between Park Street and the entrance to Lot 10 at the Education Building will be closed in both directions for approximately two weeks. Read More

Greenland ice may exaggerate magnitude of 13,000-year-old deep freeze

June 25, 2012

Ice samples pulled from nearly a mile below the surface of Greenland glaciers have long served as a historical thermometer, adding temperature data to studies of the local conditions up to the Northern Hemisphere’s climate. But the method — comparing the ratio of oxygen isotopes buried as snow fell over millennia — may not be such a straightforward indicator of air temperature. Read More

Blood-brain barrier building blocks forged from human stem cells

June 25, 2012

The blood-brain barrier -- the filter that governs what can and cannot come into contact with the mammalian brain -- is a marvel of nature. It effectively separates circulating blood from the fluid that bathes the brain, and it keeps out bacteria, viruses and other agents that could damage it. Read More

UW community mourns business graduate Roelse

June 23, 2012

The University of Wisconsin–Madison community is mourning the loss of a young alumnus who is believed to have drowned in Lake Mendota early on Friday, June 22. Read More

International students visit Schultz family farm

June 22, 2012

The Schultz Family Farm in Cottage Grove, Wis., will be the site of the third annual international student farm outing on Sunday, June 24, when… Read More

Crews search for missing man in Lake Mendota

June 22, 2012

The Dane County Sheriff Office is searching Lake Mendota near UW–Madison's Memorial Union for a 22-year-old man who was last seen swimming in the area early this morning. Read More

Historic Paul Bunyan murals removed ahead of construction

June 21, 2012

With construction for the first phase of the Memorial Union Reinvestment beginning in early July, movers and arts conservators are working hard to protect Memorial Union’s historic features. Read More

Symposium marks 101 years of veterinary sciences at UW–Madison

June 20, 2012

The UW School of Veterinary Medicine will host a Scientific Symposium to Celebrate 101 Years of Veterinary Medical Sciences at the University of Wisconsin–Madison on Saturday, June 23. Read More

UW-Madison’s Mitchell named young professional of the year

June 20, 2012

Everett Mitchell has a simple - and compelling - reason for why he gives so much of his time doing community service work. Read More

Tracking Davidson’s Goliaths: Marine archaeologists to survey wrecks of Australasia, Adriatic in Whitefish Bay

June 20, 2012

At a time when everyone else had switched to iron and steel, James Davidson steadfastly clung to wood, building some of the largest wooden schooners ever to sail the Great Lakes, and becoming a legendary shipbuilding titan in the process. Read More

Three UW–Madison student teams to compete in national food competitions

June 20, 2012

When 18 UW–Madison food science students head to Las Vegas later this month, they'll be packing some delicious luggage: samples of a fruit smoothie, a PB&J popsicle and a cranberry-filled pretzel snack they painstakingly developed during the past academic year. Read More

Moynihan wins national book award

June 19, 2012

Management expert Donald Moynihan has won an award from the American Political Science Association in recognition of the significant impact his 2008 book has had on public administration scholarship since its publication. Read More

Administrative Excellence campus forum set for June 20

June 19, 2012

Seven teams will be presenting their work at the Administrative Excellence campus forum on Wednesday, June 20 from 10 a.m. to noon at Varsity Hall in Union South. Read More

Center for Integrative Design’s new name reflects broadened activities

June 19, 2012

The renamed Center for Integrative Design in the School of Human Ecology will support a focus on design as both a practice and a discipline. Read More

HR Design teams submit revised recommendations

June 19, 2012

Four work teams from the campus’ Human Resources Design project have turned in revised recommendations that are responsive to feedback received during a lengthy engagement process. Read More